It really is insane how much transformative hair can be. Here, Stranger Things’ Eleven transform from a typical looking eleven year old into a soulful alien-like creature with piercing eyes without the benefit of anything other than a haircut.

Apparently, the Duffer Brothers convinced Millie Bobby Brown to do it by showing her how bad-ass Charlize Theron was in Mad Max: Fury Road. That, however, didn’t convince her mother, as Mille shaved her head over her Mom’s objections.